The Client

A district attorney out for a conviction. A new lawyer out of her league. A young boy who knew too much.

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Drama
Crime
Thriller
Mystery

Overview

A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.

Keywords

investigation
lawyer
anxious
intense
gangster
sibling relationship
suicide
brother
witness protection
admiring
sympathetic
legal thriller
appreciative
principal witness
search for witnesses
sceptical

Details

Status: Released
Release date: July 20, 1994
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures,Regency Enterprises,Alcor Films
Cast: Brad Renfro,Susan Sarandon,Tommy Lee Jones,Mary-Louise Parker,Anthony LaPaglia,Bradley Whitford,Will Patton,Anthony Edwards,J.T. Walsh,Anthony Healdand 56 more
Director: Joel Schumacher
Writer: Akiva Goldsman,Robert Getchell,John Grisham
Producer: Arnon Milchan,Steven Reuther
Cinematography: Tony Pierce-Roberts
Music: Howard Shore
Budget: $45,000,000
Revenue: $117,615,211
IMDb: tt0109446